Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

Chris Becketts new book on assessment and intervention in social work practice covers the core topics for qualifying social work students. The book...

This book explores the law relating to the right to liberty of people with mental illness and international human rights standards. It is also a ma...

How do mafias work? How do they recruit people, control members, conduct legal and illegal business, and use violence? Why do they establish such a...

Organised crime threatens multiple facets of the United States, including the economy and national security. In fact, the Organised Crime Council w...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of crime rates, types and hot spots. Topics discussed include a forensic and social...

This book offers a comprehensive, article-by-article legal commentary on the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and it...

Socially Just Practice in Groups: A Social Work Perspective comprehensively covers all aspects of group practice in social work settings, integrati...

This book provides mental capacity practitioners with accessible ethical guidance and applicable tools for applying the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2...

A book that brings up to date theory and understanding of child development in the early years into the workplace. During the last ten years our ...